Weekly Brief Sep 23 Qatar Investment Authority and JP Morgan Asset Management form $20 billion investment partnership TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: QIA signed a $20 billion partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management and AWS confirmed unrecoverable cloud losses in Bah... 123
Weekly Brief Sep 23 Partior and LSEG target prefunded nostro dependence in cross-border settlement Transaction Finance Weekly: Partior and LSEG DiSH built a multi-bank liquidity framework, HSBC expanded cross-border cash pooling in China and NPCI in... 90
Weekly Brief Sep 08 FAB advances tokenised cross-border payments as GCC integration and sukuk issuance accelerate TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: FAB completes tokenised dollar transactions with Citi, Qatar joins AFAQ, and Saudi Arabia raises $3.25 billion through s... 724
Weekly Brief Sep 01 CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: CBUAE opens urgent Banque Misr examination, Saudi deposit growth outpaces credit and Qatar's economy contracts.... 580
Weekly Brief Aug 25 CIB commits $300 million to new digital bank, Egypt sets rules for digital financial ID platform TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial International Bank earmarks $300 million for digital bank yomo following preliminary regulatory approval, whi... 678
Weekly Brief Aug 11 Libya central bank governor resigns, World Bank backs $100 million Syria financial overhaul TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Central Bank of Libya's governor resigns, the World Bank approves $100 million for Syria's financial-sector modernisatio... 1295
Weekly Brief Jul 29 ADCB profit rises 28% as Gulf bank earnings diverge TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: ADCB extended its profit streak to 20 quarters as Gulf earnings diverged, DIFC surpassed 10,000 registered companies, an... 952
Weekly Brief Jul 21 Bank Nizwa eyes Oman Islamic banking giant, Revolut expands into UAE digital assets This week, Bank Nizwa moved to acquire Oman's Alizz Islamic Bank, Revolut won approval to expand digital asset services in Dubai and UAE banks pressed... 1688
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Emirates NBD accelerates AI innovation, Tabby launches digital banking platform Emirates NBD partners with Techstars on AI adoption and Tabby launches a digital banking app, as Deutsche Bank expands in Saudi Arabia and Qatar and C... 827
Rankings May 14 Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citi rank as the world's best corporate, investment and wholesale banks The 2026 ranking of 100 institutions across 34 countries highlights how digital investment drives financial outcomes, with Middle Eastern banks gainin... 3961
Awards Ceremonies Dec 11 Saudi Awwal Bank's Lubna Sulaiman Olayan lauded for lifetime achievement and contribution to Saudi Arabia's banking and finance sector Lubna Sulaiman Olayan, chair of Saudi Awwal Bank, receives the William “Bill” Seidman Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award for outstanding leader... 3293
Awards Ceremonies Nov 07 Absa Ghana, Commercial Bank of Qatar and BSF recognised for achievements in retail, transaction banking and trade finance in Middle East and Africa Leading financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa were recognised at the TAB Global Middle East and Africa Awards 2025 in Dubai. ... 3277
Excerpt Feb 22 The future of finance and innovation in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia Banque Saudi Fransi leaders Millaniyage Nuwan Perera and Ali Najim Alkhamis stressed Saudi Arabia's strategic initiatives toward economic diversificat... 5621
Co-published Jan 08 Banque Saudi Fransi boosts trade finance through partnerships and deal-structuring Driven by digital innovations and partnerships, Banque Saudi Fransi is proactively enhancing its role in trade finance to support Saudi Arabia’s shi... 6782
Research Note Dec 11 Banque Saudi Fransi, Commercial International Bank and Emirates NBD lead consumer rankings in the Middle East The inaugural BankQuality™ Consumer Survey and Rankings in the Middle East interviewed 3,000 customers in three key markets in the region on their e... 10065
